KMW made in China?

I saw some KMW's that were made in china on a major denim online retailer and I was wondering what the deal was with that? Doesn't that go against their philosophy? Does anyone here own a pair? Thanks.

The quality is all there whether they're made in China or Japan, although the heavy marketing is for the Japanese ones. One major difference is the China-made ones (older 2007? stock) are softer as the 1980 was a washed version, whereas the current Japanese made ones are harder / raw. The owner is a very cool down-to-earth lady; very genuine, answers emails and makes great denim products. Fan for life.